Rookie QB again to test Bengals

2:46 AM,
Dec. 12, 2012

Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles looks to pass during the first half of a Nov. 18 game against Washington.

Written by

Joe Reedy
The Cincinnati Enquirer

For the fifth time this season, the Bengals are preparing to face a rookie quarterback. Judging how the first four have gone, it has been a mixed bag.

The Bengals are 2-2 this season when it comes to rookies. They beat Cleveland's Brandon Weeden and Washington's Robert Griffin III in Weeks 2-3 and lost to Miami's Ryan Tannehill and Weeden in Weeks 5-6.

They face another rookie without much starting experience on Thursday night in Philadelphia's Nick Foles. ...